The International Association of Fire Fighters was originally chartered on February 29, 1918. Lake Area Firefighters, specifically Local 3987 was chartered into the IAFF on November 1, 1999. It consisted of full time Osage Beach Firefighters and was later joined by Lake Ozark Firefighters in 2001. Currently, members from Osage Beach Fire Protection District, Lake Ozark Fire Protection District, Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District, Gravois Fire Protection District, Mid County Fire Protection District, Miller County Ambulance District, and City of Rolla make up the Lake Area Firefighters Association, Local 3987.